Category Archives: American

🥬 Vegan vegetable soup in half an hour. 9/18/19

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Beebamom

Tonight is supposed to be chickpea stew but I have vegetables calling to me, so, change in plans! Here is how to get homemade vegetable soup on the table fast. Cut up the onions first. Turn your pan on medium … Continue reading →

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Chicken dinner. 8/19/19

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Beebamom

Today is my older sister’s birthday. Happy Birthday, Peggy! She is coming for a visit in October. I am looking forward to it. I had such fun with my younger sister a few weeks ago. I anticipate a great time … Continue reading →

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Light clam chowder. 8/18/19

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Beebamom

Wow, did this come out well! In fact it is so good that our daughter ate it for breakfast this morning. Granted this is not exactly summer fare but it has been pleasant here for a few days so I … Continue reading →

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Burger time! 8/15/19

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Beebamom

It is in the 100s again today. Late August and September are the hottest months here in Northern California and it is the time of summer that no one looks forward to. We are not going to be heating up … Continue reading →

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Shrimp scampi. 8/13/19

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Beebamom

Tonight’s dinner is easy for me. I have to mince 4 cloves of garlic, heat up some leftover rice, and zap the Stouffer’s spinach soufflĂ© for 10 minutes. John, on the other hand, has to peel and de-vein the shrimp, … Continue reading →

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Meatless Monday. 8/13/19

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Beebamom

On this hot meatless Monday we are minimizing the heat in the kitchen with microwaved corn on the cob, a salad, and portobello mushrooms grilled outside. Let’s start with the corn. It is so easy when you do it in … Continue reading →

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Lemony zucchini salad. 8/11/19

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Beebamom

In case you have too much zucchini from your garden, here is a tasty salad to use some of it. Leave some time to marinate the zucchini before you eat the salad. At least 4 hours would be best. In … Continue reading →

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Mediterranean salad. 8/10/19

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Beebamom

We have all sorts of tomatoes covering the kitchen table. There are large ones and petite cherries, plus all sorts of colors, green, purple, yellow, orange, and red. It is hard to keep up with this onslaught! We are giving them … Continue reading →

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Seared scallops. 8/9/19

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Beebamom

Except maybe for the clean-up there is nothing faster, simpler, and more delicious than seared scallops. John and I have to time everything to be basically done before he puts the scallops on since they only take a couple of … Continue reading →

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Summer’s bounty. 8/6/19

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Beebamom

What is more perfect than corn and tomatoes for a summer dinner? Tonight was my sister’s last evening with us before taking the red eye home so we thought we would celebrate summer’s vegetables. First we took a tour of … Continue reading →

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